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This product is in the form of a Google Doc, so it's perfect for uploading right to Google Classroom for Distance OR in-person learning! After you purchase, you'll see a word doc that contains the link to the Google Doc. Make a copy and you're good to go!This paired text analysis requires students to first read and analyze the allegory "The Terrible Things". There are questions that ask about author's purpose, symbolism, and comprehension. Next, students will read, annotate, and analyze the

Overview: Why is it important to learn about the Holocaust? Students will study an informational text on a court case from 1976, determining how some people were/are unaware of the atrocities towards the Jews imposed by Hitler during WWII. After discussing, students will then read the children’s book, “The Terrible Things” by Eve Bunting (also reviewing allegory) and discuss how it is an allegory for what happened during the Holocaust. Then read the poem “First they came…”, reading it twice alou

Common Core Aligned. 6 linked activities involving Elie Wiesel's purpose of confronting apathy. Students will evaluate essential vocabulary for root words, prefixes, and suffixes. Students will then use this new vocabulary to perform close reading exercises and evaluate the thematic premise of Martin Niemoller's poem "First They Came", passages from Night, and a current informational article. Students then evaluate the video "Millennial's Rebuttal" as a argument against Millennial's apathy.I

Number Sense fun in this differentiated JAM-PACKED unit filled with 247 pages of everything you need to introduce numbers at the beginning of the first grade year. This pack covers 4 main standards/concepts: counting to 120, reading and writing numbers to 120, counting forward from any number and ten frames / twenty frames.See TONS of REAL PICTURES of this unit here: Building Number Sense in 1st GradeGet this in the First Grade Math Units 1-9 BUNDLE to save a ton!The green "Preview" button will

Sentence building + writing with sight word sentences! This is a comprehensive set of 80+ worksheets with hands-on activities to practice writing complete simple sentences. Students cut and arrange words to build each simple sentence, then write, illustrate, self-edit and peer-edit the sentence. There are a lot of skills packed into one page!This product is a TPT top seller! Please take a look at thousands of positive reviews of this resource to see how other teachers are using it!"I wanted to s

Mentor sentences are the perfect way to teach grammar and author's craft through examples of excellent sentences from your favorite read-aloud books! This unit is just what you need to get started with mentor sentences in your classroom.Not familiar with mentor sentences? Read all about them here!**Watch a video of Mentor Sentences in ACTION!**If you need more proof that the numerous volumes of mentor sentence curricula created by Ideas by Jivey are a best practice in the classroom, download the

This product is available as part of my End of the Year Bundle at a discount. Check it out here!If you need the digital version of this resource, you can find that HERE. Use this packet to keep your students engaged and reminiscing while you finish up testing, packing, and planning! It makes such a sweet keepsake for your students to keep and remember their kinder, 1st, or 2nd grade year.The packet comes in half page and full size. You can put all of the pages together in a book, or use specific

If you are a first grade teacher looking for emergency sub plans for 1st grade, then you found the right place! This printable packet includes everything you need to assemble a substitute folder or binder including 40 reusable, print and go activities that cover the following subjects; reading, writing, word study, math and science. This resource is packed with resources ranging from a substitute writing activity to a calendar math activity to a substitute teacher note template. You'll have tons

This emergency sub plans bundle includes all of my sub plans resources for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade. It includes printable, open-ended activities that can be used over and over again throughout the school year because of their open-ended nature. There are reading, writing, word study, math and science activities.This substitute teacher plans resource is ideal for multiage teachers, special ed or reading teachers who service several classes and grade levels or for ANY TEACHER who may wan

Mentor sentences are the perfect way to teach grammar and author's craft through examples of excellent sentences from your favorite read-aloud books! Mentor sentences can absolutely be done with first and second graders, too! Teachers will just need to provide a lot more scaffolding and guidance in the lower grades than they would with the upper grades. This unit is just what you need to get started with mentor sentences in your classroom. I created these with second graders in mind, but if you

This writing and reading bundle for first grade gives you lesson plans and printable materials to help you implement the "workshop" approach! The workshop model is extremely motivating for kids because it allows for student choice. Your students will not only grow as readers and writers (and illustrators!) but also develop a genuine love for literacy.The bundle includes complete, thorough lesson plans and printable materials so you can implement this approach without spending hours and hours pre

This is the second unit in my new Primary Writing Series! I will take you from the the first few weeks in kindergarten all the way through the end of the year. These writing units also work well for first grade and special education classrooms.UNIT 1- LABELINGUNIT 2- WRITING LISTS UNIT 3- NARRATIVE UNIT 4- EXPOSITORY HOW-TO WRITINGUNIT 5- OPINION UNIT 6- NON-FICTIONUNIT 7- PERSUASIVE UNIT 8- POETRY UNIT 9- CARDS/INVITATIONS This listing is for the MAKING LISTS UNIT only.-------------------------

Looking for one spot to keep everything you need for your morning routine in Kindergarten or First Grade? This Binder Bundle includes both the BEST SELLING Kindergarten and First Grade Morning Work Binder PLUS the Calendar Time Binder in one easy-to-use resource. Just keeping everything in one binder will make your mornings simple and easy. The activities included in this bundle are aligned to Kindergarten and 1st Grade Common Core Standards and give you so many ways to differentiate and tailor

This bundle of 500+ pages gives you everything you need to successfully implement Benchmark Advance in your whole group lessons and centers! Resources include Focus Wall Posters with Word Cards (for spelling, vocabulary, and high-frequency words), Word Work Booklets, and Writing Companions.What’s Included in This Bundle?The focus wall posters help you stay organized and on track and visually display all of your week’s learning targets. There are word cards for all spelling, vocabulary, and high-

Interested in a sound wall that's (relatively) quick and easy to assemble? Or, an instant sound wall comprised of two posters - one for the vowel valley and one for the consonant collection? (These posters, which are set up to print at 24 x 36 inches, were added on 7/29/2021.)Look no further! If you choose to assemble your own sound wall, the mouth, the image and the letter(s) are together on a single card! Even for teachers who have a full classroom wall, the posters can be very handy for us

Included in this resource is a First Chapter Friday curated list of book recommendations for middle school (6th, 7th, and 8th) students. There are forty different titles for each grade level with varied genres (realistic fiction, historical fiction, dystopian/science fiction, and fantasy) and formats (verse novels). What is First Chapter Friday?First Chapter Friday is simply a way to introduce students to books that they may not otherwise pick. You simply read the first chapter of a novel every

The first day of school is so important for our youngest students! Celebrate in style with these editable name hats. Personalize each hat with the student names and grade level. Better still, each hat comes with three font options so you can differentiate in your mixed aged classes! Quick and simple to prep - just type in your student names and grade level and generate a set of individual crowns. What a great photo op for parents and the perfect way for you to learn names quickly! Color, c

I print this out 2 sided on card stock and assess each child monthly on the sight words they are able to read. I use a different color marker each month so that I can tell which month they learned each word. This has come in handy at conferences to quickly show times of rapid or slow growth. The children participate in coloring the goal graph on the back. I use card stock so that the kids' markers don't bleed through. They love coloring it to show their progress and sometimes it gets a

THEME: Back to School/ School Supplies : school kids, supplies, school animals, etc.Color or BW: Black and WhiteFile Type: PDFS: Just Print and Go Editable PPTs: Edit in PowerpointEditable?: Yes, the PPT files are. (Rubrics are not editable, but you can add your own sentences, text, etc.)These Kindergarten and Firstie Writing Journals are awesome for practicing writing, phonics, checking sentences, and drawing. I have used these as stand-alone writing papers, as complete writing j

First Grade Morning Work Phonics Worksheets Center or Weekly Homework for the Entire Year! 41 weeks of phonics practice to last you the entire year! Each worksheet focuses on a specific phonics sound that can be found in the top right corner.Students cut out the pictures at the bottom of the page and match/glue them to the words. This is GREAT reading practice where students won't even realize they're reading! All 41 of these worksheets come in both full color and black and white. The black and

Mentor sentences are the perfect way to teach grammar and author's craft through examples of excellent sentences from your favorite read-aloud books! This unit is just what you need to get started with mentor sentences in your classroom.Not familiar with mentor sentences? Read all about them here!**Watch a video of Mentor Sentences in ACTION!**If you need more proof that the numerous volumes of mentor sentence curricula created by Ideas by Jivey are a best practice in the classroom, download the

These 20 independent digital activities are meant to be assigned as extra math practice for students once they have been taught about place value. The activities are compatible with Google Slides and Seesaw, and come preloaded and ready to implement. They are perfect for your blended or hybrid learning model!The digital activities can be assigned to students individually or they can also be accessed for digital use as a whole class or in small groups.Give your students the supplemental math pra

♥ Learning Targets ♥These Common Core State Standard and Next Generation Science aligned learning targets are a quick, easy and efficient way to help your students meet their daily learning objectives in Math, Reading, Writing, Speaking & Listening and Science.They are written in kid-friendly language, using I can statements, so that your students can easily understand exactly what it is that they will be learning and will be able to express it back to you. They also include some of the high

Looking to make your digital main topic and key details lessons more engaging and interactive for first and second grade? These RI.1.2 and RI.2.2 nonfiction digital graphic organizers, passages, and lesson activities are ready-made sets in Google Slides or Seesaw that you can use.This set is made for 1st and 2nd grade students. Your students will interact with these practice activities after you teach a mini lesson on main topic and key details, or you could use these activities as you teach you